I Cannot Let My Hands Drop

Poetry — There is no convenient time to give up

I cannot let my hands drop today I have children to wake and bread to bake

I cannot let my hands drop today I need to help a neighborly man Who on his own cannot stand

I cannot let my hands drop today There are birds to feed And kittens to squeeze

I cannot let my hands drop today One more book must be read One more ‘thank you’ must be said

I cannot let my hands drop today A child in fear Needs me to hear

I cannot let my hands drop today The lonely and infirm Await a smile and my concern

I cannot let my hands drop today For to my God I must pray For strength to know — everything will be okay